OMA unveils PRINCIPLES

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Rotterdam-based architecture firm OMA has worked together with UniFor to create PRINCIPLES. The fundamental concept of PRINCIPLES is to provide furnishings that can be used by anyone, at any time, to best support the flow of operations and communications required by the contemporary workplace. PRINCIPLES was awarded with iF Design Award. The collection is composed […]

Little Antonio brings American Sportswear to Hillegersberg

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Little Antonio Sportswear Company was founded in 1954 by Antonio Rosenbaum. The brand was based in Boston and named after its company mascot Lion cub. When Antonio met Dutch Rietje he came to the Netherlands. Now his legacy is continued in the Hillgersberg-neighborhood. Or so the story goes. Little Antonio produces the finest sports and […]

Rotterdam-based Lex Pott designs for Vero

Lex Pott for Vero

Vero is a young furniture brand advocating a new era of Italian design. It believes in the values of informality and transparency. The brand asked Rotterdam-based Lex Pott to design for them. Pott employs a raw and intuitive method. In his work, he returns to the origin of the materials he uses most: wood, stone […]

Joline Jolink slips in a new design to her collection of sustainable footwear

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The Rotterdam-based fashion designer Joline Jolink successfully launched her first vegan trainers in 2019.  Next came biodegradable trainers and trainers and boots made of apple leather. Now she adds a summer slipper made of grape leather to her collection of sustainable footwear. The designer develops, produces and launches collections at her own rhythm and on […]

Smart electric vehicle company NIO parks at the Meent

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NIO is a new car company. It designs and develops smart, high-performance, electric vehicles but also wants to build communities. By opening NIO houses in big cities for example. There now is a NIO House in Rotterdam, at de Meent.    At the outpost, NIO wants to offer a pleasant, welcoming space for (new) users to […]

Rotterdam-based interior designer Lotte Faassen presents the Benson Sofa Collection

Lotte Faassen is an innovative young interior designer from Rotterdam. She works with a feeling for beautiful, luxurious and innovative materials and already has several award-winning projects. Rapture Interior Luxury has asked her to design the Benson Sofa Collection.

Lotte Faassen is an innovative young interior designer from Rotterdam. She works with a feeling for beautiful, luxurious and innovative materials and already has several award-winning projects. Now, together with Rapture Interior Luxury, Lotte created the Benson Sofa Collection. Lotte Faassen has been working independently as a designer for Studio de Blieck, her mother’s interior […]

Luxury Watch Brand IWC Schaffhausen opens newest boutique in Rotterdam

Leading luxury watch brand IWC Schaffhausen has opened a new state-of-the-art boutique in Rotterdam. This marks the first boutique in Europe with an updated architectural concept from the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer. The boutique at Kruiskade 61 has a fully immersive environment centering around its most iconic product lines and highlighting key aspects such as […]

VICO presents a new collection of footwear

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The Rotterdam-based footwear brand VICO was founded in 2011. It was born from the idea to create Dressed Sneakers. It just revealed its new collection, with a new model called: Borgo. This model has a padded foam on the heel tab for extra comfort and can be worn in a sportive, casual or smart way.  […]

Formal menswear brand TWENTY6 Suits has landed on Blaak 22

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Twenty6 Suits was born out of a passion for style and personality. The brand was founded in 2022 and is based in Rotterdam. Junior Veiga Gomes, founder, and personal tailor, has a background in both sophisticated menswear and streetwear. These worlds are combined at Twenty6 Suits. Focusing on custom-made suits. Combining classic and smart, with […]

Borrelboer brings delicatessen to the Hofbogen

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The Hofbogen is a unique complex in the Northern part of town. This railway viaduct is over 100 years old and now the archways accommodate new businesses like De Borrelboer. The neighborhood store offers everything you need for the typical Dutch informal social gathering with drinks and snacks, also known as the: Borrel. From freshly […]